1964The CBC launched CBVT channel 11 on September 3. The station operated as a French language Radio-Canada outlet.

1966By this time, CBVT operated with an effective radiated power of 173,000 watts video.

1968On May 28, CBVT-TV was authorized to add a transmitter at La Tuque, operating on channel 3 with an effective radiated power of 9,700 watts video and 1,900 watts audio (directional). Antenna height (EHAAT) would be 357 feet. The transmitter would receive CBVT programming directly over the air.

1970Changes were authorized for CBVT-TV-1 at St-George-de-Beauce. It received its programming from CBVT on channel 11 and retransmitted on channel 2 with a directional power of five watts. It would move to a new antenna site and use a non-directional pattern.

CBVT-TV-2 La Tuque (Channel 3) was authorized to increase effective radiated power from 9,700 watts video and 1,900 watts audio to 15,400 watts video and 1,540 watts audio. The signal would remain directional but antenna height would increase from 357 feet to 407 feet from a new tower location.

1971A transmitter was authorized for Lac Megantic. It would rebroadcast CBVT-TV on channel 2 with a directional power of five watts.

1983The power of CBVT's principal transmitter located on Ile d'Orléans was increased.

UndatedNew rebroadcasters were established at Stoneham and Tewkesbury.

1990On August 30, CBVT-6 Beauceville received approval to decrease effective radiated power from 8,000 watts to 3,840 watts.

1991On December 5, 1990, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced its intention to implement, effective immediately, various reductions in service and other measures intended to address an estimated budget shortfall of approximately $108 million. Among the cuts, CBGAT Matane, CJBR-TV Rimouski and CBST Sept-Îles would become rebroadcasters of CBVT Quebec City. Separate station identification, public service announcements and commercial messages would still be fed to these stations from the CBVT studios. The CRTC approved these changes on June 28, 1991.

1993Approval was granted July 19 for the relocation of the transmitter for CBVT-3 Lac Mégantic, to a site located 8 kilometres southeast of the present site; to increase the transmitter power from 8.9 watts to an effective radiated power of 246 watts; and to change the distribution channel from 2 to 12. 1994On November 23, CBVT received authorization to delete the transmitter CBGAT-12 at Mont-Saint-Pierre.

1996On August 28, the CBC received approval to change the program source for CBVT-2 La Tuque from CBVT Quebec to CBFT Montreal.

2002CBVT received approval July 3 to operate a transmitter at Sainte-Famille, operating on channel 55, with an effective radiated power of 4,400 watts.

On July 12, CBVT was authorized to decrease effective radiated power from 252,000 watts to 132,000 watts. In addition, the transmitter site would be relocated to Mont-Bélair. These changes would produce slightly reduced coverage towards the east, while coverage to the west would increase by about 40 kilometres.

2004On September 29, CBVT was authorized to reduce its effective radiated power from 132,000 to 128,800 watts.

CBVT received approval September 30 to decrease average effective radiated power from 4,400 watts to 3,150 watts and increase antenna height for its proposed transmitter at Sainte-Famille.

2005On July 22, CBVT was given approval to operate a transitional digital television undertaking at Québec City, operating from a transmission site on Mont Bélair on channel 12VL with an average effective radiated power of 1,020 watts.

Written by Bill Dulmage - July, 2007

Note:

1983The power of CBVT's principal transmitter located on Ile d'Orléans was increased.